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17 August 2020
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From child bride to fearless face mask maker: Yemen’s safe spaces help women reclaim their lives
Salwa, 35, has survived child marriage, three abusive husbands, crushing poverty and years of grinding conflict. But now she is building a new life for herself.
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09 August 2020
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Sweden provides much need humanitarian assistance to protect vulnerable women and girls across Yemen
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has announced an additional contribution of SEK 30 million (US$ 3.1 million) to help UNFPA provide life-saving…
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28 July 2020
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European Union provides vital funding to sustain life-saving services for women and girls in Yemen
The European Union contributed EUR 5 million to UNFPA, to provide emergency relief for displaced persons and life-saving reproductive health and mental health services to the most…
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25 June 2020
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Supports UNFPA to Meet the Urgent Reproductive Health Needs of Women in West Coast of Yemen
UNFPA welcomes the contribution of US$2.6 million from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to provide emergency reproductive health services in western coastal areas of Yemen.
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23 June 2020
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Iceland Helps to Boost Support for Women’s Protection in Yemen
Sana’a, 23 June 2020 – The Government of Iceland helps to boost women’s protection interventions in Yemen with a contribution of $200,000 to UNFPA, the United…
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10 June 2020
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Support to Sustain Women’s Protection Services
The Government of Norway helps to sustain women’s protection interventions in Yemen with a contribution of NOK 20 million (USD $1.93 million) to UNFPA.
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29 May 2020
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A matter of life and death for Yemen’s women and girls as funding dries up
UNFPA has been forced to suspend the provision of reproductive health care in 140 out of 180 health facilities.
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23 May 2020
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In Yemen and around the world, obstetric fistula strikes the most vulnerable women
Hundreds of thousands of women are living with obstetric fistula in Yemen and around the world – a traumatic birth injury. And it could be worsening.
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20 May 2020
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With Yemen’s health system approaching a breaking point, displaced women sew face masks to protect community
With more than 130 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Yemen, and dozens of deaths, the country is struggling to keep the full impact of the pandemic at bay, even as funds of life…
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